2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$372,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$2,089,320
Entries
757
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Players Left
1

Melkisetian Decimates Barsegian

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Ara Melkisetian raised to 5,500,000 on the button, leaving himself 800,000 behind, then called when big blind Eduard Barsegian shoved.

Ara Melkisetian: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Eduard Barsegian: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Melkisetian had Barsegian dominated and held up on the {j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts} board to double up yet again. Barsegian, meanwhile, who came into the final table as chip leader, was knocked down to the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
13,500,000
5,400,000
5,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
4,500,000
-5,400,000
-5,400,000

Tags: Ara MelkisetianEduard Barsegian

Orthodoxou Outdraws Barsegian

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou

Eduard Barsegian raised to 1,200,000 from the button and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou defended the big blind.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Orthodoxou checked to Barsegian, who bet 1,000,000. Orthodoxou shoved for his last 6,800,000 and Barsegian snap-called.

Orthodoxos Orthodoxou: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Eduard Barsegian: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Barsegian had top pair and needed to hold against Orthodoxou's straight and flush draws to eliminate the Cypriot. Orthodoxou, though, spiked the {5-Diamonds} on the turn to complete his flush.

The {6-Diamonds} on the river was a mere formality and Orthodoxou doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
16,900,000
5,300,000
5,300,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
9,900,000
-3,800,000
-3,800,000

Tags: Eduard BarsegianOrthodoxos Orthodoxou

Held's Turn to Double Off Chernikov

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Aleksandr Chernikov raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun before Justus Held reraised from the small blind to 2,300,000, leaving himself 2,000,000 behind. Chernikov called.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades} and they got the rest of Held's stack in the middle.

Justus Held: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Held had flopped top pair, while Chernikov had a pair of nines. The board ran out {3-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Held survived.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
15,600,000
-4,300,000
-4,300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Justus Held de
Justus Held
9,800,000
3,075,000
3,075,000

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovJustus Held

Melkisetian Picks Up Jacks

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Aleksandr Chernikov raised to 1,500,000 from the cutoff, then called when big blind Ara Melkisetian moved all in for 3,600,000.

Ara Melkisetian: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

The flop came {5-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades}, while the {4-Spades} on the turn gave Chernikov a straight draw. He missed the {7-Spades} on the river and Melkisetian stayed alive once again.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
19,900,000
-3,600,000
-3,600,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
8,100,000
3,650,000
3,650,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovAra Melkisetian

Serge Matta Eliminated in 7th Place ($62,400)

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Serge Matta
Serge Matta

Serge Matta moved all in for 4,000,000 from the cutoff and was called by Aleksandr Chernikov in the small blind.

Serge Matta: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Aleksandr Chernikov: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Matta had Chernikov dominated, but the {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop gave Chernikov the nut flush draw. The turn came the {2-Hearts}, completing Chernikov's flush and leaving Matta drawing dead heading to the {7-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
23,500,000
5,500,000
5,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Serge Matta lb
Serge Matta
Busted

Tags: Aleksandr ChernikovSerge Matta

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksandr Chernikov ru
Aleksandr Chernikov
18,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
15,650,000
2,250,000
2,250,000
Profile photo of Eduard Barsegian ru
Eduard Barsegian
13,700,000
-2,400,000
-2,400,000
Profile photo of Orthodoxos Orthodoxou cy
Orthodoxos Orthodoxou
11,600,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Defending Champion
Profile photo of Justus Held de
Justus Held
6,725,000
225,000
225,000
Profile photo of Serge Matta lb
Serge Matta
5,550,000
-750,000
-750,000
Profile photo of Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
4,450,000
-50,000
-50,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Degtiariovas Picks Off a Bluff by Held

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Justus Held raised to 1,000,000 with {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Ernestas Degtiariovas defended his big blind holding {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

The flop came {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Held bet 500,000. Degtiariovas called and both players checked the {3-Clubs} turn.

The river came the {7-Clubs} and Degtiariovas checked again. Held fired out 1,800,000 and Degtiariovas went into the tank before calling with his two pair, aces and nines, beating the king-high of Held.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ernestas Degtiariovas lt
Ernestas Degtiariovas
13,400,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Profile photo of Justus Held de
Justus Held
6,500,000
-3,300,000
-3,300,000

Tags: Ernestas DegtiariovasJustus Held

Melkisetian Getting Short Again

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Ara Melkisetian, holding {10-Spades}{9-Spades}, defended his big blind over a raise to 1,000,000 by Justus Held, who had {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and Held continued for 800,000. Melkisetian snap-folded as he dropped back down to less than 10 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Justus Held de
Justus Held
9,800,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
Profile photo of Ara Melkisetian lb
Ara Melkisetian
4,500,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Justus HeldAra Melkisetian